Medical research
Millions of counterfeit N95 face masks sold to Americans
Sales of foreign-made counterfeit N95 face masks in at least five states are being investigated by U.S. officials.
Feb 12, 2021
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Health
A community-level intervention reduces alcohol-related crashes
New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation shows that a community-level alcohol intervention in California resulted in a 17% reduction in alcohol-involved crashes ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California releases smartphone virus tool as cases soar
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won't heed the ...
Dec 07, 2020
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Addiction
Myths about fentanyl spread more prolifically online than articles correcting them, study finds
News articles containing misinformation about fentanyl—falsely suggesting that people can overdose and die from simply touching the synthetic opioid—are shared and spread far more widely on social media than stories that ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Health
COVID-19 and Mexico's domestic violence crisis
Measures put in place to control COVID-19 have impacted the wellbeing of millions of people worldwide to such an extent that some experts question whether the harm caused will persist long after the pandemic has eased.
Aug 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York to set up COVID-19 'checkpoints'
New York will put up checkpoints at key entry points to the city to ensure that travelers are complying with the state's quarantine requirements, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.
Aug 05, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ukraine reserves public transport for vital workers
Ukraine on Monday limited public transport in Kiev to essential workers as part of new measures to prevent of the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 23, 2020
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Medications
Breathalyzer for weed could be a 'game changer' for legalization efforts
When New Jersey lawmakers debated earlier this year whether to legalize recreational use of marijuana, the Garden State's police organizations were adamantly against it.
Oct 17, 2019
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Health
CU Anschutz announces first out-of-home gun storage map to prevent suicide
Today, faculty members at the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus announced the Colorado Gun Storage Map, the first online out-of-home firearm ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotion-detection applications built on outdated science, report warns
Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial ...
Jul 18, 2019
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